Local Organizing Committee Yuko Aoyama, Ph.D., Clark University, Convener Luis F. Alvarez-Leon, Ph.D.,Dartmouth College Asha Best, Ph.D., Clark University Mark Davidson, Ph.D., Clark University C. Patrick Heidcamp, Ph.D., Southern Connecticut State University Janelle Knox-Hayes, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Deborah G. Martin, Ph.D., Clark University Siobhan McGrath, Ph.D., Clark University James T. Murphy, Ph.D., Clark University Gustavo Oliveira, Ph.D., Clark University Yu Zhou, Ph.D., Vassar College Brenda Nikas-Hayes,Clark University Shan-yu Wang,Clark University